What makes a Lightweight, and am I one?

bookfaerie
on 10/4/10 9:19 am

My BMI is 40 ish, and everyone except my doc seems to think I look "just fine" and don't "need" WLS... does that mean I'm a lightweight?

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right." Ralph Waldo Emerson

MajorMom
on 10/4/10 9:25 am - VA

DS on 08/09/07

Yep! Welcome aboard! There's a Lightweight Creed around here somewhere that explains everything about lightweights. Well, almost everything. It doesn't explain why we swing lizards, but other than that. lol

Good to see you here.

--gina

5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny

Price S.
on 10/4/10 9:45 am - Mills River, NC

RNY on 09/09/10

Welcome to the nicest board on OH.

66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance

Between 35-40 BMI? join us on the Lightweight board. the Lightweight Board

lerkhart
on 10/4/10 10:28 am

RNY on 08/03/09

Welcome to the LW Board. I think you will like it here.
Linda

14.5 lost pre-surgery 5'1 1/2"

bookfaerie
on 10/4/10 10:49 am

DS on 12/23/10

Thanks everyone! As Gina knows already, I'm getting the DS. I just got a date. 12/27/10. I was a total PITA for Kaiser, and they just decided I wasn't worth the trouble. LOL So I don't have to take classes or anything and I got the surgery I wanted.
I didn't understand all the animal abuse happening here on OH, but now I'm swinging critters with the best of ya! :)
I have 7 children ages 5-21. They are the reason I'm having the surgery. They are also the reason I'm terrified of the surgery. Se La Vie.
I have at alternate points in my life been a cna, a midwife, a tutor, a phone psychic, a substitute teacher, and an aspiring writer.
I'm Wiccan/Pagan and have been for 20 years.
I have a mild form of autism called Aspergers Syndrome. It's more common than you might think in brainy types. Anyway, that's basically me in a nut shell. Nice to meet you.
~Laura

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right." Ralph Waldo Emerson

MacMadame
on 10/5/10 2:26 pm - Northern, CA

VSG on 09/24/08

I hate Kaiser's approach to weight loss so I'm glad to see you stuck it to them.

HW - 225 SW - 191 GW - 132 CW - 122
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Starting BMI 40-ish or less? Join the LightWeights

Jody ***
on 10/4/10 10:57 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

Welcome Laura! Glad to have you here!

HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"

Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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